Metadata is descriptive information about an item. In the Content Collection, metadata helps keep large amounts of content organized and searchable for other users. Users can associate different types of metadata, such as a date or a category, with an individual item. To edit an item's metadata, select Metadata in the item's menu.

Your institution determines if this feature is available.

Blackboard Learn comes with four default metadata templates: Dublin Core, Full IMS, General, and IMS. These templates can be made available to all users and edited but can't be deleted from the system. Administrators can designate users to create and edit additional metadata attributes and templates.

Folders and items can be imported and exported with their associated metadata.